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Transport Busy A303 junction won't be upgraded in near future It is often used by people bypassing the A358 and the M5

London Notting Hill Carnival 2025: vibrant costumes and music fill the streets of London About one million people are expected to be on the streets of west London for the event

How Fire Risk Assessments protect businesses, people and premises

Walker Fire helps businesses remain prepared, legally compliant, and better protected

Profits rise at Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies on Teesside following major restructure

Company Results

The year saw a major global restructure following a review of the group's Small Scale business unit

Government blocks sale of Versarien assets to Chinese joint-venture on security grounds

The Gloucestershire graphene maker is selling off a number of its businesses and is looking to secure investors in a bid to stay afloat

Thousands of pensioners claim back more than 10k after being overcharged

It comes as HMRC has vowed to overhaul the way it collects tax on pension withdrawals from April this year

Insolvency and Administration Newcastle life sciences firm AMLo Biosciences collapsed owing £1.89m, documents show Administration documents show an investment round at the end of April was unsuccessful, after a new lead investor pulled out

Fashion firm END Clothing narrows losses after acquisition by new owners

Retail & High Street

During the year the streetwear retailer based in Washington also had 200 fewer workers

Thousands of pensioners claim back more than 10k after being overcharged

It comes as HMRC has vowed to overhaul the way it collects tax on pension withdrawals from April this year

Notting Hill Carnival 2025: vibrant costumes and music fill the streets of London

About one million people are expected to be on the streets of west London for the event

New Look could be put up for sale as Rothschild appointed to conduct review

The fashion chain has been the subject of recent takeover interest

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Banks in the ��Ƶ have been closing many of their branches, as customers are choosing to bank on their smartphones instead of in person

Government blocks sale of Versarien assets to Chinese joint-venture on security grounds

The Gloucestershire graphene maker is selling off a number of its businesses and is looking to secure investors in a bid to stay afloat

Massive water upgrade to create hundreds of jobs in North West

The £3bn upgrade of the Haweswater Aqueduct will help secure water supply to millions of homes in Greater Manchester and Lancashire

Seasalt reports 'impressive performance' boosted by overseas growth

Retail & High Street

The Cornish fashion brand known for its sustainability values has posted a rise in revenues for the latest financial year

WH Smith shares nose dive after accounting error wipes millions from profits

Retail & Consumer

The accounting error could wipe tens of millions of pounds from profits

Inflation rises more than expected in July driven largely by air fares

The Bank of England is forecasting that inflation will increase further this year

Defence firm Leonardo reopens return to work to programme

The scheme is being run across the company's sites in Bristol, Edinburgh, Luton, Southampton, Newcastle, Lincoln and Basildon

Chancellor Rachel Reeves considers Capital Gains Tax on homes worth more than 1.5billion

Rachel Reeves is considering imposing capital gains tax on the sale of houses above 1.5bn as she looks to fill a 40bn hole in the public finances.

Airbus workers to stage strikes amid pay dispute

Unite members at the aerospace giant's ��Ƶ sites in Filton and Broughton are set to walk out in the coming weeks

Monzo to follow Klarna and Revolut with launch of mobile service

The London-based firm is looking to offer a Monzo-branded service to its over 12 million in account holders.

People are missing out on £37,000 because they're too scared to invest in stocks

The Moneybox financial confidence index found that savers are becoming increasingly risk-averse, with just 11 per cent of individuals opting to transfer their money from savings to active investments.

Close Brothers shares downgraded despite Supreme Court victory in motor finance case

The FTSE 250-listed bank's stock rating was lowered to 'Sector Perform', down from previous 'Outperform' expectations